Anemone plant named ‘ANEM078’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of Anemone plant named ‘ANEM078’, characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; relatively large single-type flowers that are light yellow green to white in color; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Anemone multifida x Anemone sylvestris.

Cultivar denomination: ‘ANEM078’.

CROSS-REFERENCED TO CLOSELY RELATED APPLICATIONS

Title: Anemone Plant Named ‘ANEM079’

Applicant: Henricus Maria Joseph Holtmaat

Filed: Concurrently with this application having application Ser. No.16/501,900

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Anemone,botanically known as Anemone multifida x Anemone sylvestris andhereinafter referred to by the name ‘ANEM078’.

The new Anemone plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands. The objectiveof the breeding program is to create new freely-flowering Anemone plantswith large attractive flowers.

The new Anemone plant originated from a cross-pollination made by theInventor In April, 2016 in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands of Anemonemultifida ‘Rosea’, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with anunnamed selection of Anemone sylvestris, not patented, as the male, orpollen, parent. The new Anemone plant was discovered and selected by theInventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the statedcross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Zuidwolde,The Netherlands in April, 2018.

Asexual reproduction of the new Anemone by in vitro meristem culture ina controlled environment in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands since November,2018 has shown that the unique features of this new Anemone plant arestable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Anemone have not been observed under all possiblecombinations of environmental conditions and various cultural practices.The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmentalconditions such as temperature and light intensity without, however, anyvariance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘ANEM078’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘ANEM078’ as a new and distinct Anemone plant:

-   -   1. Upright plant habit.    -   2. Moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit.    -   3. Freely flowering habit.    -   4. Relatively large single-type flowers that are light yellow        green to white in color.    -   5. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of the femaleparent, ‘Rosea’. Plants of the new Anemone differ primarily from plantsof ‘Rosea’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are taller than plants of ‘Rosea’.    -   2. Leaves of plants of the new Anemone are longer than leaves of        plants of ‘Rosea’.    -   3. Plants of the new Anemone have light yellow green to        white-colored flowers whereas plants of ‘Rosea’ have        pink-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of the male parentselection. Plants of the new Anemone differ primarily from plants of themale parent selection in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are taller than plants of the male        parent selection.    -   2. Leaves of plants of the new Anemone are shorter than leaves        of plants of the male parent selection.    -   3. Plants of the new Anemone have light yellow green to        white-colored flowers whereas plants of the male parent        selection have pure white-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of Anemone multifida‘Annabella White’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons, plants ofthe new Anemone and ‘Annabella White’ differ primarily in the followingcharacteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone have longer stems than plants of        ‘Annabella White’.    -   2. Plants of the new Anemone have larger flowers than plants of        ‘Annabella White’.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of Anemone multifidax Anemone sylvestris ‘ANEM079’, disclosed in a U.S. Plant Patentapplication filed concurrently having application Ser. No. 16/501,900.In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Anemone and ‘ANEM079’differ primarily in flower color as plants of the new Anemone have lightyellow green to white-colored flowers whereas plants of ‘ANEM079’ havepurple-colored flowers. In addition, plants of the new Anemone arelarger and are more freely branching and flowering than plants of‘ANEM079’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearanceof the new Anemone plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonablypossible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in thephotographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors ofthe new Anemone plant.

The photograph on the first sheet is a side perspective view of atypical plant of ‘ANEM078’ grown in a container.

The photograph at the top of the second sheet comprises a close-up viewof typical flowers of ‘ANEM078’.

The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet comprises a close-upview of a typical leaf of ‘ANEM078’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurementsand values describe plants grown during the spring in 17-cm containersin an outdoor nursery in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands and under culturalpractices typical of commercial Anemone production. During theproduction of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 18° C. to 30° C.and night temperatures ranged from 6° C. to 18° C. Plants were eightmonths old when the photographs and description were taken. In thefollowing description, color references are made to The RoyalHorticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except where generalterms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Anemone multifida x Anemone sylvestris    ‘ANEM078’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Anemone multifida ‘Rosea’, not            patented.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Unnamed selection of Anemone            sylvestris, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—In vitro meristem culture.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About 20 days at            temperatures about 25° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About 25 days at            temperatures about 10° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About seven            weeks at temperatures about 20° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About nine            weeks at temperatures about 18° C.        -   Root description.—Medium in thickness, fleshy; close to            N199C to N199D in color, actual color of the roots is            dependent on substrate composition, water quality,            fertilizer type and formulation, substrate temperature and            physiological age of roots.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial; upright habit            with leaves developing from basal rosettes; numerous basal            rosettes developing per plant; oblong in overall shape;            moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; moderate            growth rate.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plane.—About 45.5            cm.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of floral plane.—About 60.3            cm.        -   Plant diameter.—About 44 cm.-   Branch description:    -   -   Number of primary branches per plant.—About 40.        -   Number of secondary branches per plant.—About 80.        -   Length, primary branches.—About 16.7 cm.        -   Diameter, primary branches.—About 3.5 mm.        -   Internode length, primary branches.—About 9.9 cm.        -   Strength.—Strong.        -   Aspect.—Mostly upright.        -   Texture and luster.—Densely pubescent; moderately glossy.        -   Color, developing.—Close to 144B; distally, tinged with            close to N200C.        -   Color, developed.—Close to 144A.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement, basal leaves.—Alternate; simple.        -   Arrangement, cauline leaves.—Whorled or opposite; simple.        -   Length, basal leaves.—About 8.7 cm.        -   Width, basal leaves.—About 10.4 cm.        -   Length, cauline leaves.—About 4.6 cm.        -   Width, cauline leaves.—About 5.3 cm.        -   Shape, basal leaves.—Roughly orbicular in outline; palmately            cleft.        -   Shape, cauline leaves.—Roughly reniform in outline;            palmately cleft.        -   Apex, basal and cauline leaves.—Acute.        -   Base, basal leaves.—Hastate.        -   Base, cauline leaves.—Attenuate.        -   Margin, basal leaves.—Laciniate with incised to serrate            margins; depth of sinuses are deep and divergent.        -   Margin, cauline leaves.—Laciniate with serrate margins;            depth of sinuses are deep and divergent.        -   Texture and luster, basal and cauline leaves, upper            surface.—Sparsely pubescent, not rugose; slightly glossy.        -   Texture and luster, basal and cauline leaves, lower            surface.—Moderately to densely pubescent, not rugose; very            slightly glossy.        -   Venation pattern, basal and cauline leaves.—Laciniate.        -   Color, basal leaves.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Close            to 143A. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B.            Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 143A;            venation, close to 144B. Fully expanded leaves, lower            surface: Close to 146B; venation, close to 144B.        -   Color, cauline leaves.—Developing leaves, upper surface:            Close to 143A. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to            147B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to between            NN137A and 139A; venation, close to 144B. Fully expanded            leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to            144B.        -   Leaf petioles.—Length, basal leaves: About 25.8 cm.            Diameter, basal leaves: About 2 mm. Length, cauline leaves:            About 2 cm. Diameter, cauline leaves: About 1.5 mm to 2 mm.            Strength, basal and cauline leaves: Strong. Texture and            luster, basal and cauline leaves, upper and lower surfaces:            Moderately to densely pubescent; slightly glossy. Color,            basal and cauline leaves, upper surface: Close to 144B.            Color, basal and cauline leaves, lower surface: Close to            144A.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Solitary single-type            rotate flowers; freely flowering habit with 120 flowers            developing per plant; flowers face mostly upright.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Natural flowering season.—Plants of the new Anemone begin            flowering about ten weeks after planting and flower from            early spring to the late spring in The Netherlands.        -   Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about ten days on            the plant; flowers not persistent.        -   Flower diameter.—About 4.1 cm.        -   Flower length (depth).—About 1 cm.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 1 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm.            Shape: Ovate. Texture and luster: Densely pubescent; matte.            Color: Close to N200C tinged with close to 186C; marginal            stripes, close to 150D.        -   Petals.—Absent.        -   Sepals.—Quantity and arrangement: About five arranged in a            single whorl. Length: About 2.4 cm. Width: About 1.2 cm to            1.3 cm. Shape: Ovate to elliptic; slightly concave. Apex:            Broadly and bluntly acute. Base: Cuneate. Margin: Entire.            Texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous;            moderately velvety; matte. Texture and luster, lower            surface: Densely pubescent; slightly glossy. Color: When            opening, upper surface: Close to 150D. When opening, lower            surface: Close to N200C tinged with close to 186C; towards            the margins, close to 150D. Fully opened, upper surface:            Close to between 150D and 155A; towards the base, tinged            with close to N77D; venation, close to N77D; color does not            change with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close            to 150D strongly tinged with close to N77C; venation, close            to 79D; color does not change with development.        -   Peduncles.—Length: About 12 cm to 33 cm. Diameter: About            2 mm. Aspect: Mostly upright. Strength: Strong. Texture and            luster: Densely pubescent; slightly glossy. Color: Close to            143A; distally, tinged with close to N200C.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen number per flower:            About 100. Filament length: About 4 mm. Filament color:            Close to 157C. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther length: About            1 mm. Anther diameter: About 0.5 mm. Anther color: Close to            151A to 151B. Amount of pollen: Scarce. Pollen color: Close            to 21B. Gynoecium: Pistil number per flower: About 175.            Pistil length: About 1 mm. Stigma shape: Club-shaped. Stigma            length: About 0.5 mm. Stigma diameter: About 0.5 mm. Stigma            color: Close to 154D. Style length: About 0.5 mm. Style            color: Close to 154D. Ovary color: Close to 144C.        -   Seeds and fruits.—To date, seed and fruit development have            not been observed on plants of the new Anemone.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Anemone have been observed to    have good garden performance, to tolerate high temperatures of about    35° C. and to be suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 9.-   Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants of the new Anemone have    not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to    Anemone plants.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Anemone plant named ‘ANEM078’ asillustrated and described.